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Fr. Seamus Finn Presents at Renewing Mission and Identity in Conference on Catholic Business Education July 2nd, 2012
Fr. Seamus Finn, OMI was one of the presenters at the 8th International Symposium on Catholic Social Thought and Management Education: Renewing Mission and Identity in Catholic Business Education. The conference was held at the University of Dayton, Dayton Ohio from June 18-20, 2012.
Fr. Finn presented on “Sustainable Investing and Corporate Social Responsibility: Adding Value to the Identity and Mission of Catholic Business Education”.
Faith and Values-Inspired Investments April 16th, 2012
Both the Jewish and Christian communities from their earliest documents display a debate about the foundational questions of ownership, agency, interest and usury. The Holy Quran also offers some unique teachings. Fr. Finn’s blog on Huffington Post reflects on discussions at the Tenth Harvard University Forum on Islamic Finance, and looks at the relationship between faith-consistent (FCI) and socially responsible investing (SRI).
Read the blog no Huffington post…
Having Faith in Corporate Social Responsibility December 7th, 2011
- Sr. Nora Nash of the Sisters of St Francis of Philadelphia
Sr. Nora Nash, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility for the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia in Aston, PA, is in charge of ensuring the investment portfolio for the nun’s retirement reflects the order’s commitment to social justice. In an interview with WHYY public radio in Philadelphia, Sr. Nora explains her work with corporations to promote more socially and environmentally responsible behavior. Thomas McCaney, Associate Director of Corporate Social Responsibility for the Catholic order, joins her in the interview.
Faith-based Shareholder Activists Profiled in NY Times November 14th, 2011
Photo from Associated Press
Religious groups have worked through the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility for 40 years to encourage corporations to ‘do the right thing’ by people and the environment. Sr. Nora Nash, of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia and active in faith-based shareholder activism since the 1980’s, was profiled in the Sunday edition of the New York Times. She explained their involvement thus: “We’re not here to put corporations down.We’re here to improve their sense of responsibility.”
Seamus Finn, OMI – also deeply involved in the ICCR dialogs with the banks as well as other corporate sectors, was cited in the article: “Companies have learned over time that the issues we’re bringing are not frivolous,” said the Rev. Seamus P. Finn, 61, a Washington-based priest with the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate and a board member of the Interfaith Center. “At the end of every transaction, there are people that are either positively or negatively impacted, and we try to explain that to them.”
Interfaith Center For Corporate Responsibility: Celebrating A Legacy And Renewing A Promise! October 12th, 2011
Seamus Finn’s latest blog on Huffington Post looks at the 40 year legacy of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR):
“In 1971 a small group of believers decided to establish the Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility to facilitate and coordinate their efforts to engage and challenge US corporations who had a presence in South Africa. The apartheid system of government was already well entrenched and they were searching for tools and opportunities that could join the chorus of advocates that were working to dismantle the apartheid system. Their objective was very simple; ask and advocate that US companies withdraw from South Africa and therefore deprive the government of any of the products or tax revenues that enabled their system of government to continue.”
